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2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$60,117 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Sustainability Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 41 degrees and certificates were awarded to sustainability science students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #133 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value programs for sustainability science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the sustainability science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Sustainability Science

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
$61,710 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for sustainability science students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

UPenn undergraduate students pay an average of $61,710 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UPenn also took the #2 spot in our Best Sustainability Science Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

Read full report on Sustainability Science at University of Pennsylvania

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA
$58,524 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Sustainability Science Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Carnegie Mellon undergraduate students pay an average of $58,524 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Sustainability Science Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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Best Value Sustainability Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 236
Maryland 6
New Jersey 76
District of Columbia 0

One of 36 majors within the area of study, sustainability science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063
International Studies 918

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to TonyTheTiger.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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